I've got a job interview on Tuesday for a job I really really want. It's a learning support supervisor (basically a cover teacher). Now I've got loads of experience working with children (currently work in the boarding part of a private school and I'm a scout leader), however I've never done any 'classroom' work, but hopefully with this job I can apply for a GTP in the next couple of years. I've been sent an email confirming details and I will be covering a year 9 lesson for 30 minutes and they are doing poetry, would be ok if I emailed back asking what poet or indeed poem they will be studying so that I can download a copy and look at it before the lesson, that way I can be better prepared? Or is that fact I'm totally unprepared the point (I'm assuming most cover teachers don't get any notice of what they'll be covering).
I've already been a bit forward with regards to the interview, background is that they phoned me on Tuesday inviting me for interview on Friday, when I told them I couldn't do Friday due to my graduation the said they would ring me back with another appointment. My son is starting this school in September and he had his 'change-over' day on Thursday and as I still hadn;t heard back I went into the school office and introduced myself (apologoising for the way I as dressed as I was in jeans), it seemed to go down ok as I got a call back an hour later with a new date!
Anyway what do you think, should I ask?
